The Senate Appropriations Labor, Health, and Human Services (LHHS) Committee will meet today at 2:30 pm for a much anticipated markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Appropriations bill.

Yesterday, the American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), and the American Nurses Association (ANA) released a report finding the Medicare cuts called for under the Budget Control Act of 2011 will result in the loss of approximately 766,000 health care jobs by 2012.

Yesterday, the House passed the latest in the series of limited funding bills, voting to fund the Food and Drug Administration at post-sequestration levels.

A July 11, 2012 article by Gina Kolata in the New York Times describes a recent discovery of a rare gene mutation that protects people from Alzheimer’s disease by slowing the production of beta amyloid. Excessive amounts of beta amyloid in the brain are believed to cause Alzheimer’s.

The Senate Finance Committee has recently approved the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner to serve as Administrator for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Just before 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, following more than 13 hours of debate on 70 amendments, the Senate passed their fiscal year 2014 budget resolution.

On Friday, December 6, 2013, the independent Congressional Budget Office gave renewed hope for all those pushing for a permanent fix to the SGR

Members of Congress will be at home in their states/districts from now until the week of April 16th.

On Thursday, March 14, 2013, the Senate Budget Committee approved a fiscal year 2014 budget measure.

Yesterday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor released the 2014 House of Representatives calendar.

The House of Representatives passed a piece of legislation that will temporarily suspend the debt ceiling until May 19, 2013.

Late Monday night, about two hours ahead of the shutdown deadline, the House called for a Conference Committee.

On Thursday the House continued passing a series of limited continuing resolutions to fund specific sections of the government.

The government shutdown status quo continued on Tuesday.

Still facing a stalemate, on Tuesday, October 8, House Republicans discussed plans to bring to the floor HR 3273, legislation sponsored by Reps.

Thursday, January 3, 2013 marked the official start of the 113th Congressional Session and swearing in of new Members of Congress.

On April 16, 2012, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County, entered an Order of Liquidation and Approval of the ELNY Restructuring Agreement (Order) and accompanying memorandum decision.

What does the question of "severability" mean for providers of health care (hospitals, health systems, physicians, nurses, and other allied health care professions)?

In March of last year, FCC agents from the Enforcement Bureau's Detroit Office visited the studios of WEK, Williamsburg, Kentucky.

Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee agreed on a largely bipartisan voted to spending targets for the fiscal year 2013 appropriations that are the same as the spending targets in the last summer’s debt deal.